cha·grin
noun/ˈʃæɡrɪn/
/ʃəˈɡrɪn/
[uncountable] (formal)- a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed
失望;恼怒;烦恼;懊恼 - To my chagrin, nobody wanted to hear me sing.
让我懊恼的是,没有人想听我唱歌。 - Jon had discovered parties, wine and women, much to the chagrin of his parents.
乔恩发现了派对、美酒和女人,这让他的父母非常懊恼。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin. - To my chagrin, nobody wanted to hear me sing.